JAPANESE LEAVE BANGKOK; 7TH INDIAN DIVISION ATTEND BANGKOK RACES (23/9/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 355).

Synopsis

Crowd watching from rails at the Royal Turf Club in Bangkok; camera pans to follow the horses. Rear quarter close-up of British spectator. British other ranks of 1st Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) with a jockey. Horses (or rather ponies) are led out. British other ranks with horse and rider. More horses led out. British other ranks with a woman in the grandstand. View of the race from the grandstand. British other ranks, probably military policemen, watch the race.

Japanese troops loading a train with a variety of stores at a station in Bangkok. Wide shot showing general scene. Japanese troops carry a large piece of equipment. A bicycle is loaded onto the train. View from the train as more stores are loaded aboard. Heavily laden Japanese troops march towards the train. Wide shot from a slightly higher vantage point. Japanese officers chatting. Japanese soldiers. A Japanese soldier with a large bundle on his shoulder. A Japanese soldier, possibly tying a sack.

In Bangkok Japanese troops, having survived the retreat from Burma, entrain for a concentration area, and troops of 7th Indian Division attend a race meeting at the Royal Turf Club.

 

Titles

  • JAPANESE LEAVE BANGKOK; 7TH INDIAN DIVISION ATTEND BANGKOK RACES (23/9/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
5 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
384 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman.
Watson, W (Sergeant)
Production company
SEAC Film Unit
 

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